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BABY BOOMER HISTORY: PRESIDENTS SINCE 1946

February 25, 2016 by

Baby boomers showed up in 1946, Presidents since 1946. From the drama of the golden baby boomer decade, the psychedelic Sixties, you’d think Nixon was the only president that mattered. Or Lyndon Johnson. But good history fans hark back to Harry Truman in 1946. Harry ‘The Buck Stops Here’ Truman welcomed the first wave of […]

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CRUISING PORTLAND CANCER CLUSTER: AN URBAN EVENT

February 21, 2016 by

Does the name Portland Cancer Cluster sound like run for your life? Should it? One lovely afternoon I sat in a Division Ave food court/food cart pod for a beer with a dear friend. We were surrounded by the sounds of urban joy that make Portland such a desirable location. Young moms and dads talked […]

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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND NURSING HOME RESCUE: HOW TO GET A ‘RELEASE’

January 14, 2016 by

It started out well, then turned into a nursing home rescue. If you’re married, chances are good you have in-laws. Maybe a mother-in-law, a father-in-law, or both. If you like one better than the other, don’t hold it against yourself. They probably like their kid better than you, so it breaks even. In long-term marriages […]

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GENERATION BOOMER AND THE DAMAGE DONE

December 17, 2015 by

They came in the as Boomer Generation, leaving as a Generation Boomer. Generation Boomer, at least those with millennial kids, lived up to the name. Our Millennials lead the list of the ‘most populous generation’ category. And most photogenic. You can’t be too smug when you’ve produced the biggest generation since the Baby Boomers, the […]

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HOW A BOOMER HEART BREAKS

December 16, 2015 by

Which generation has the best broken hearts? Baby boomer heart breaks lead the pack. Remember the first time your boomer heart broke? Something went wrong. Someone said the wrong thing. Was it a mistake, a misunderstanding? Don’t get the shovel and start digging it out. Don’t check your high school year book. If you cut […]

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PARADE MAGAZINE FOR BOOMERS?

November 30, 2015 by

Sunday’s issue of Parade Magazine is full of gift ideas. Boomers, just look at ads instead. You open the Sunday Oregonian, or the big newspaper in your city, and the cover features ‘the hottest stuff to give and get.’ How hot? Scarves, socks, hats that will keep you warm in the chilly winter. But those […]

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BABY BOOMER RETIREMENT?

November 17, 2015 by

Yes, Boomer Retirement is a real thing,  and you’re old enough, like your Grandparents. You probably are a Grandparent. An observant reader and sage of all things good sent BoomerPDX an edited version of how to retire right with added quotes by him. Like a good blogger I give credit and add my own quotes. […]

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BABY BOOMER DEATH MARCH

November 3, 2015 by

What Happens When That Music Starts? From the Washington Post: “In January, the CDC reported that an average of six people die every day because of alcohol poisoning and that 76 percent are ages 35 to 64. Three-quarters are men.” That party bus of life shifted gears when we weren’t looking. The baby boomer mantra […]

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OREGON DUCK FOOTBALL MISSION

October 30, 2015 by

Win The Game And Win The Hearts And Minds. Mostly The Minds. Oregon Duck football left Arizona with a triple overtime win last night. This is a team recognized in the past five years as a fashion trendsetter. Add two appearances in the college football finals, BCS and otherwise, and the Ducks come away looking […]

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MODERN OREGON FOR EVERYONE

October 26, 2015 by

Move Here And You Won’t Miss Where You Came From. Oregon For Everyone. Oregon is more than Portland, much more, so much more that people who’ve lived here all their lives haven’t seen it all. There’s that much going on, too much really. Visitors have no chance of experiencing the Oregon-ness of Oregon, but they’ll […]

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